Live action from the Mens 50k race walk at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow

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8:05am Rob Heffernan 1st...Robert Heffernan has a 3second lead over Noskov, Ryzhov, and Sudol.
8:08am Heffernan is away now with the two Russian's Noskov and Ryzhov  for company. Sudol starting to struggle approx. 3-4 seconds back
8:12am Heffernan and Ryzhov pull away at 36km, Noskov about 5 sec back. Diniz has pulled out.
8:14am Leading the World at the 35km point. Both Russians still going strong with Sudol now 7 seconds back. 15k to go!
8:17am Rob surges through the 37km point in 2:42:16 with only Ryzhov able to go with him, the belief is there, 13k to go!
8:20 Brendan Boyce moves into the top 30, in 29th now at 35k in 2:43:18

35KM Splits
POS    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    MARK    GAP
1    Robert HEFFERNAN    IRELAND IRL    2:33:46   
2    Mikhail RYZHOV    RUSSIA RUS    2:33:47    +0:01
3    Ivan NOSKOV    RUSSIA RUS    2:33:48    +0:02
4    Grzegorz SUDOL    POLAND POL    2:33:53    +0:07
5    Jared TALLENT    AUSTRALIA AUS    2:34:22    +0:36
6    Jianbo LI    PR OF CHINA CHN    2:34:22    +0:36
7    Matej TÓTH    SLOVAK REPUBLIC SVK    2:34:23    +0:37
8    Ivan TROTSKI    BELARUS BLR    2:34:49    +1:03

8:25am Heffernan and Ryzhov have a 32 second lead with nearly 3 hours on the clock.
8:26am Rob Heffernan pulling away at the front, 5 metre lead over Ryzhov.
8:27am From Colin Griffin...Rob still banging out 4.15 1k’s. Something’s got to give
8:28am Heffernan leading Ryzhov by 2 seconds at the 40k mark, but has just received a warning. Three of those means DQ.
8:30am Rob Heffernan shoots away at 41km, lead of 20m over Ryzhov now with 9km to go.
8:31am Rob puts in a 5km split of 21.18 from 35km-40km point. Will this be enough to break Ryzhov?
8:37am The temperatures are soaring and Ryzhov seems to be wilting! Rob moving fluently with a 25m gap over his rival
8:42am Rob Heffernan with a solid lead in the final 7km, around 10-sec over Mikhail Ryzhov. Sudol, Noskov, Tallent behind. Boyce 29th.
8:44am Heffernan has just lapped Quentin Rew of New Zealand, who's given him a great gee-up. 12-sec lead over Ryzhov.

40 km splits
POS    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    MARK    GAP
1    Robert HEFFERNAN    IRELAND IRL    2:55:04  
2    Mikhail RYZHOV    RUSSIA RUS    2:55:06    +0:02
3    Grzegorz SUDOL    POLAND POL    2:55:54    +0:50
4    Ivan NOSKOV    RUSSIA RUS    2:55:55    +0:51
5    Jared TALLENT    AUSTRALIA AUS    2:56:06    +1:02
6    Matej TÓTH    SLOVAK REPUBLIC SVK    2:56:22    +1:18
7    Ihor HLAVAN    UKRAINE UKR    2:57:37    +2:33
8    Lukasz NOWAK    POLAND POL    2:57:41    +2:37
9    Yohann DINIZ    FRANCE FRA    2:58:02    +2:58

8:47 Heffernan last 5 km split 21:18

45 km splits
POS    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    MARK    GAP
1    Robert HEFFERNAN    IRELAND IRL    3:16:26  
2    Mikhail RYZHOV    RUSSIA RUS    3:16:44    +0:18
3    Jared TALLENT    AUSTRALIA AUS    3:18:02    +1:36
4    Grzegorz SUDOL    POLAND POL    3:18:37    +2:11
5    Ivan NOSKOV    RUSSIA RUS    3:18:37    +2:11
6    Matej TÓTH    SLOVAK REPUBLIC SVK    3:18:47    +2:21
7    Ihor HLAVAN    UKRAINE UKR    3:19:01    +2:35
8:52 Two red cards for Heffernan now! One more and he will be disqualified

8:53 Rob really starting to hurt now with 3 hours 23 on the clock,
8:59 Update....Looks like Rob still has only 1 warning...false alarm
9:01 Rob has a 27 second lead with 2 kms to go!
9:07am 1 km to go.....40 second lead!!!
9:09am The tape is out at the finish for Heffernan. He's grinning ear to ear as he enters the homestretch.

RESULT
POS    ATHLETE    COUNTRY    MARK   
1    Robert HEFFERNAN    IRELAND IRL    3:37:56    WL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2    Mikhail RYZHOV    RUSSIA RUS    3:38:58    PB